DALLIANCE

flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying

(noun) playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

dalliance, dawdling, trifling

(noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

dalliance (countable and uncountable, plural dalliances)

Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]

Synonym: flirtation

A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. [from 16th c.]

Synonyms: dawdling, idling, trifling

A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit.

Synonym: affair

Anagrams

• allianced

Source: Wiktionary

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Dal"li*ance, n. Etym: [From Dally.]

1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play. Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too mnch the rein. Shak. O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the strifeTennyson.

2. Delay or procrastination. Shak.

3. Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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